Where did the oil go in my Sportster?
As others have said your 05 just drained all the oil into the sump. There is a check valve that’s supposed to prevent this, it’s a simple ball check and there may be a piece of grit holding it open. It may then flush into the filter and you’ll never have another problem with sumping.
How do you fix an oil pump on a Harley?
Connect feeder and return lines. Fill the oil tank to correct level. Remove check valve cover screw with a flat head screwdriver. Remove the check valve O-ring and spring by hand. Remove the check valve ball with a mechanic’s magnet from inside the oil pump body.
How do you change the oil in a Harley Davidson?
Replace the check valve ball, spring, O-ring and screw. Put the motorcycle in “Neutral” and start the engine. Confirm oil circulation with an oil pressure gauge and by removing the filler cap from the oil tank and watching oil return to the tank. Don Davis has been a professional writer since 1977.
Where did the oil go in my Harley?
Take your dumbass hatred to the Harley thread in JM where it belongs. To the OP – because the oil tank is well above the crankcase, over three years gravity has done it’s work. This occurred very slowly over time through the passages of the oil pump.
Where is the oil filter on a Harley Davidson Sportster?
With the oil pan in place, pop out the plug to drain all the oil from the case and into your catch pan. In the front bottom of your bike, you will find the oil filter mounted just in front of the forward cylinder. You may not need to use a special oil filter wrench, but it does make easy work of this part of the job.
Connect feeder and return lines. Fill the oil tank to correct level. Remove check valve cover screw with a flat head screwdriver. Remove the check valve O-ring and spring by hand. Remove the check valve ball with a mechanic’s magnet from inside the oil pump body.
What causes an oil pump to go dry?
Essentially, air trapped inside the pump while it was out of the crankcase prevents oil from flowing and the engine quickly goes dry. It is a mistake one rarely makes twice since the engine may practically explode within a few hundred yards of leaving the garage on the first test ride.
Replace the check valve ball, spring, O-ring and screw. Put the motorcycle in “Neutral” and start the engine. Confirm oil circulation with an oil pressure gauge and by removing the filler cap from the oil tank and watching oil return to the tank. Don Davis has been a professional writer since 1977.